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Best sporting events to watch on Thanksgiving weekend before Saturday

Thanksgiving is always synonymous with two things: food and football.

This year will be no different, and as the turkey is carved, TVs across the South will be tuned to both NFL and college football as well as college basketball. Here are the best events you won’t want to miss Thursday and Friday ahead of a huge rivalry week in college football:

THURSDAY

  • NFL
    Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions: 11:30 a.m. CST
    New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys: 3:30 p.m. CST
    Miami Dolphins @ Green Bay Packers: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • College Basketball
    No. 18 Florida vs. Wake Forest: 1:30 p.m. CST
    No. 13 Purdue vs. NC State: 2 p.m. CST
    No. 19 Arkansas vs. Illinois: 3 p.m. CST
    No. 23 Ole Miss vs. BYU: 4:30 p.m. CST
    No. 25 Mississippi State vs. UNLV: 8:30 p.m. CST
  • College Football
    Memphis @ No. 20 Tulane: 6:30 p.m. CST

FRIDAY

  • College Basketball
    Georgia State @ No. 8 Kentucky: 6 p.m. CST
    Seattle U @ No. 11 Duke: 6 p.m. CST
  • College Football
    Oregon State @ No. 12 Boise State: 11 a.m. CST
    Oklahoma State @ No. 16 Colorado: 11 a.m. CST
    Minnesota @ Wisconsin: 11 a.m. CST
    Navy @ East Carolina: 11 a.m. CST
    Egg Bowl – Mississippi State @ No. 9 Ole Miss: 2:30 p.m. CST
    Georgia Tech @ No. 10 Georgia: 6:30 p.m. CST
    Nebraska @ Iowa: 6:30 p.m. CST
    Utah @ UCF: 7 p.m. CST

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

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